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1 4 " VOL. XXVI. RALEIGH, NOPTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23. 1U08. NO. 2. Recommendations to The Legislature ATE CASE COMPRSMSSE C'pvernor Glena Also Recommencb Ithe Enacmnt of a State Prohibi tion Law at this Special Session. ij the Honorable, tho General As sembly of North Carolina. Gentlemen: Under no ctrcumstan- u it a pleasant duty to convene tae General Assembly in extra ses t i$n; s?ii the Constitution, Article f Jfl, section ), provides that "The I Gpvernor shall have power on extra- ciitlinary occasions, by and witii the z. viee of the Council of State, to rraivene the General Assembly in ex- iri session by his proclamation, stat- j g luciein me purpose or pui poses 1 tr which they are thus convened." I To me it seems plain that such an extraordinary occasion has arisen,anJ i i by and with the consent of the I Council of State, I have felt it my ?ty to rail you together to consider tHe question of an adjustment of the f ) assengcr and freight rates charged jjf the various railroads doing busi- r f ss as common carriers in the Stale. In order that you may have proper understanding of the r resent conditions ot affairs, it viil he necessarv to revert to Ifie past and give a brief his- t Try of all matters appertaining to I l.je rate controversy iroin the time i rj your last session up to the terms ' cfored by me as Governor and ac- tdpted by the railroads, subject, of course, to your approval and ratifi ; it ion. f 1 1 n my message to your honorable dy at your regular session I used te language: iiI would urge upon ; te General Assembly to carefully ex- ctxiine the whole matter of railroads, : j.hd, while doing everything the law . t-Jlows in protecting the people raidst unjust discriminations, heavy i rites and unnecessary hardships, at E.tlje same time to treat the railroads ' v.itli perfect fairness and give them , t cry legal right which belongs to tem. Railroads are the great arter . 135 of commerce, and have been the I riisar.s of building up our resurces as I r other factor, and, therefore, should f hi looked upon, not as hostile, but I i-4 one of the State's most helpful cyiK-ics. " I then recommended a r " rate of 2 1-2 cents per mile for rrgsei-.iror fare and a mileage book of 2 ?ronls; q it red to also, that railroads be re remedy delavs of their trains have a limit set to hours of Sffvice of their' employees, keep their i f ad-beds in good condition and pay their fair proportion of all taxes, and then should be protected asrainst in- k justice, such as is often practiced on thf:n by trespassers and unjust lit i-l-'-jralion. "With what suggestions I i- coald ofier, and with the sworn re port of the railroads before you, V after a full and able discussion of th bill in both houses, no joint con r cl jsion could be reached, and a eon ; feence committee had to be ordered, j; Tlas committee reported a flat rate tf2 1-4 cents per mile, which report ratified and became the law of Mate. Alter the law was enacted I I tried to induce the railroads tol acquiesce until a fair test would de rrioiistrate whether the new rate was f confiscatory, or, on account of in . creased travel, was . remunerative. I Home of the railroads at once agreed f toput the law into operation, but f" others refused, and, prior to July 1, r l!v7, when the law became opera- tivi, went before a Circuit Judge of I tl i United States for the Eastern District, of North Carolina and ob- tciaed a temporary injunction against I 1 d Corporation Commission and At- s tfn-ueuerai, xoroiuuing mem xroiu I putting the law into effect. At the preliminary hearing, without finding f therate confiscatory, and not heeding fu -ipiea made to tne jurisdiction ot ! ILo'j court, the Circuit Judge continu- t cc he injunction to the final hearing, .... . ar ordered the btandmg Master to t:l evidence and make a report as to Whether the rate fixed was confis catory of the property of the rail- ?rr-as. , On July 1, 1907, certain railroads r: rasing to recognize tne rate nxea, a tl. Superior Court Judge instructed f grand jury to indict their agents j selling tickets at a higher rate n that fixed by the statute. Feel rf it my sworn duty to uphold the I passed by your honorable body, rdless of the amount fixed, I ad ised a letter to all State Judges, I: C. It; ling them "to properly charge the I - nd Junes and to direct the Solici- I to send bills against the agents f Proverbs aad Phrases. idu never re all v know votrr friends r. fr i il bey b'ecolne your enemies. " Said the man who had skipped his s?d bill: "The inn-keeper is out." iJome boys in college would do well learn what kind of socks to wear. he laws are read so as to apply to t" se cases which most frequently oc c , and not to exceptional eases. Extra Session of and employees of the railroads, or their higher officials, thus openly acting in defiance of law." In thai letter I recommended that onlr enough indictments be made to tesi the validity of the law in all phases, and not needlessly to harass the rail roads. Several railroad agents were indict ed, convicted and sentenced, .when the United States Court, not waiting for the defendants to appeal in the orderly way to the higher courts, again interfered, and by writ of ha beas corpus discharged the defend ants from the custody of the State's officers. For a while a conflict be tween the Federal and State authori ties seemed imminent, but coelness on both sides was exercised, and it was agreed that the railroads should recognize and obey the law, pending the test of its constitutionality, and that the equity suit, indictment and habeas corpus proceedings should bo prosecuted to a speedy conclusion. In taking steps to uphold the law enact ed by the General Assembly only one motive actuated me, and that was, while not wishing to mulct the rail- roaos with costs or needlessly impris on their agents, simply to compel them, the creatures, to recognize that the State, the creator, was sovereign and supreme and its laws had to be obeyed until some competent court .declared that said law was uneonsti- tutional and therefore void. I he equity suit and criminal pro ceedings moved very slowly, and, fin- ally a crisis bavins: come upon the country, several efforts were made to settle all disputes and produce har mony between the State and the rail roads. Terms Offered. Finally J suggested the following terms as an equitable adjustment of the entire matter, subject, of course, to your approval: The changing of the flat intrastate rate of 2 14 cents per mile to a flat intrastate rate of 2 1-2 cents per mile; fifteen cents to be charged extra for persons boarding trains without tickets when tickets could be obtain ed in a reasonable time before de parture of train, and the repealing of the penalty and misdemeanor clauses in the aet of 1907; this, however, only to be done when the railroads operat ing in the State except those ex empt by law agreed on their part to a reduction of the present interstate rate of 3 and 3 1-4 cents per mile to a 2 1-2-cent rate, thus making inter state and intrastate rates uniform; also, the railroads to issue a mileage book of 2,000 miles for heads of firms and employees, not exceeding five persons, names to be entered at time of purchase, said books to be inter changeable on all solvent roads and interstate and intrastate at 2 cents per mile; also, an individual mileage book of 1,000 miles, interchangeable, interstate and tntrastate, for 2 cents per mile; also,, a family mileage book for beads of families and dependent members of family, names to be en tered at time of purchese, intrastate, and not interchangeable, for 2 cents ner mile also, the railroads to nav an jamount not exceeding $17,500 with whicb to nav th Ktafo'c ont in th mito The railroads agreed to these de mands, except the payment of the money and the 500-miIeage book for 2 cents. They claimed it was impos sible for them to operate with such a mileage book, as it would practically put the State on a 2-cent flat rate, and that they should not be required to furnish a book of 500 miles at as low a rate as books of larger mileage. Not being able, therefore, to get this j reduction, and seeing some force i their contention, it was agreed ths in that je family J fixe(j at 2 1 mileage book should be 1 1 fpnt TiPr rmlo on1 tTiol j the xaiiroads would pay the State $17 500 to be applied as the gtate thoue-ht nroner. Th thought proper. The usual require ments as to time of redeeming books were to be observed and enforced. It was also agreed that, if, after a reasonable time, to-wit, twelve months, it should be ascertained that the rate thus agreed upon was exces sive on the one hand or confiscatory on the other, upon application, the Corporation Commission should have the power, after a full and fair hear ing to raise or lower the rate fixed, subject to an appeal to the courts. Some seem to object to the require ment that the railroad pay the som of $17,500, but I believe this objec tion comes from the fact that the pro position is not understood, and they believe this amount is to help defray the costs of convening the Legisla ture. I demanded this money for Pert Paragraphs. A bank aecotmt 4s something yon wonld have if ycfu didn't need it. Tomonw is the stone over which many a business man has stumbled. Trusting people is a good way to get used to being disappointed. Put on your thinking caps . when any one offers you something for nothing. these reasons: I did not believe the rate passed by your body was confis catory. I felt a wrong was commit ted by the railroads in bringing their suits before giving the rate a fair tegt. When the railroads got their injunction they not only had the Cor poration Commission, the Attorney General and Assistant Attorney-General enjoined, but also the attorneys employed by the Corporation Com mission; hence, when the railroads re fused to obey the law, not being able to get the services of these attorneys I had to employ others, thus entailing more costs, and, therefore, the rail roads, by their suits and acts, having put this extra cost on the Stte, 1 feit in the settlement, they should pay it. If, however, your honorable body does not agree with me, and tbvnk the State and not the railroads should pay this cost, it is for you and not for we to decide. In order that in the future both the State and the railroads should knoi their respective legal rights in , dealrng with each other, and believ ing that the Minnesota case an4 the habeas corpus case from Asheville now pending in the Supreme Court of the United States would definitely settle and define the respective rights of all parties, it was agreed" that, even if your honorable body accepted and approved the agreement, the case in the Supreme Court should not be af fected thereby, but should proceed to final judgment. Other States Agree. The States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, and probably Virginia, have agreed to tho same terms offered by North Carolina, thus giving a uniform rate and mile age books over the entire South. I have given this matter a most careful investigation, tried to protect in every way the rights of the State, and, in coming to the conclusion that the settlement reached is both jusi, and equitable to the State and the railroads, I have had the advice and assitance of some of the State's truest, ablest and best men. However. I discharge my duty by obeying the Constitution and laying the matter before you, as vou alone can enact .. . . . ... .. laws. I think it wise to settle the matter. I believe the terms are fair to all, and, therefore, ask you, the lawmakers of the State, if consistent with your sense of right and duty, to approve what has been done. Rate Fixed Not Confiscatory. The rate fixed by your body at its last session, in may judgment, though less than the amount recommended in my message, was not confiscatory, but was just and based on the report of the railroads themselves, and, there fore, was in no sense a wrong; and, if the railroads had given the rate a fair test, without having made the people hostile to them, I firmly be lieve, as shown by the evidence taken in the pending equity suit that said rate would not only have proved both equitable and remunerative, but in excess of the previous earnings. But times have changed since you last met, and all business has suffer ed by the " stricture in the money market. Disclosures made in the fin ancial world fraud and corruption, gambling on the stock market, the withdrawal of money from circula tion, thus bringing about unrest and district, together with many other causes, whioh have seriously affected all securities, making stock values de crease and credit hard to obtain, until not on account of the little reduction of fares to 2 1-4 cents, but for the reasons above stated and many oth ers, railroads, like individuals and other corporations, have been crip pled in their operations, have had in many ways to curtail their expenses, cannot borrow money to carry on their business, and, therefore, need all legitimate help that can be given them, not inconsistent with the rights of the people and the State. They claim that, if all matters of differc ence between them and the various States can be adjusted, confidence will be restored, their securities more easily placed, and they be enabled to continue their contemplated improve ments. No one but a demagogue would de sire to injure railroads simply becase it can be done, but should only wisa to require them to deal justly with the people ; and now that the rail roads have reeognized the soverignty of the State and come forward, agree ing to terms alike fair to the State arid themselves, it behooves the State, through its lawmakers, to meet them in the same spirit of equity and do all it can to aid them, provided it in no way destroys the rights of the people. Again, I trust you will solve thb complex question by approving the terms agreed upon, thus restoring peace and harmony and putting, all at work once more for the upbuilding of our beloved State. Freight Rates. In regard to freight rates, I suggest one amendment to section 1, chapter 217, Laws of 1907, by adding at the end of the said section these words: "Provided further; that this" act shall Common Sense Condensed. Thermometers are going lower while they , advance. Men who make good use of theic time nave none fb spare. Time will tell but gossipera man age to tell it first. The weigh of the transgressor de pends on whether he is buying- or selling. not apply to independently owned and operated railroad companies in North Carolina whose mileage of road in said State is one hundred miles or less." The reason for this recom mendation is, that the amount of freight shipped on one of these little roads from one station on its own line to another station on its line is not over five or ten per cent of its ship ments, while from a point on its line to some-point on the line of another road iU freights would amount to from ninetv to ninetv-five per cent I of its shipments; while the shipments I of the large roads to points on their own lines is from seventy to eighty per cent of their shipments, while their shipments to points in the State on other roads would not exceed twenty or twenty-five per cent, being a discrimination so largely against the small roads as to most seriously affect and injure them, and, there fore, demands relief. Discriminations. One of the most serious complaints now existing against railroads is the discriminations made by them against the cities and towns of North Caro lina in favor of like cities and towns in other States, notably Virginia, by reason of which jobbers and whole sale merchants in Virginia ean under sell the same class of merchants in North Carolina. The cause of this is the rate given by the Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads to Roanoke, Lynchburg and Richmond, being the same rate given to Norfolk, Va., on account of its water-rate competition. To meet the rate of the "railroads above named, the Southern, the Coast Line and Sea board railroads had to give the same rate, and so haul freight through North Carolina to Virginia cities for a less amount than they haul to the cities of North Carolina; and often our shippers can better pay the through freight to the Virginia point, plus the local rate back to the North Carolina point, than pay the through rate in the first instance to the North Carolina point. This can and should be corrected. The Corporation Com mission has now instituted proceed iinS3 before the Interstate Commerce ! r : : il. vr commission against tne JNoriolK anu Western Railroad for discriminating in favor of Lynchburg and Roanoke, Va., on its line, over Durham and Winston, N. C, also on its line. There can be no defense made for this un just difference, and we feel assured that the Interstate Commerce Com mission will corrct the discrimination as to these points in North Carolina. When the Norfolk and Western is thus forced to adjust tho rates for these two cities in North Carolina, competition will compeL the t other railroad systems to give the same rste to these points, and then they will be compelled to give them to otherNorth Carolina cities, else there will be dis crimination between points in North Carolina, which is forbidden by law. Hence, we confidently believe that this suit and similar ones will entire ly correct any unjust discrimination against North Carolina shippers, job bers and merchants. This being an interstate question, it' can only be reached through the Interstate Com merce Commission; and, in order that these suits may be successfully push ed to an early hearing and termina tion. I respectfully ask that a sum not exceeding $5,000 be appropriated for carrying on an investigation fraught with so much benefit to our people. At the last sesion a bill mak ing this appropriation passed one house and two readings in the other, but in some way failed to become a law. Other Important Matters. When I called the extra session, with the advice of the Council of State, only one object was considered, and that was the rate question. Oth er purposes, however, than those which I convened you to consider wili doubtless be brought before you; and if, in your wisdom and after the most mature and wise delibration, you de cide to enact other legislation than that embraced in my call, there are two matters, imperative in their na ture, to wheh I would most respect fully call your attention. Better Court Facilities. There is a defect in the present ju dicial system of the State. If a Judge is sick or detained from his courts by unavoidable accident, there is no pro vision to remedy this omission, un less some other Judge can find time from his own eourts to ride the cir cuit of the siek or absent Judge. This could easily be remidied by establish mg two small additional districts, consisting of a county each, so that the Judges riding these small districts could, when not engaged with their courts, hold special terms and take Ninth Judicial District lost its entire bJ r.esm the behef that act uat circuit this fall by the serious iUness H? hlgh a4 l JiHt of the Judge, thereby causing a loss of thousands of dollars anl leaving persons in jail who were entitled to a speedy trial. Such instances have happened before and will happen again, and, therefore, should be rem edied. Some Business Maxims. . It selddm pays not to pay your debts. It's beter to be laughed at than cried over. ' , If kissing is a crime it must be a' capital one. man who acts small makes a mistake. Prohibition. Tbeer is another matter that, will doubtless engage your most careful consideration- -I allude to the ques tion of State prohibition. The people of North Carolina are determined to make a trial of prohibition, and the only thing to decide is when and bow this ean best be brought about. The curse and degradation of the liquor traffic is fast becoming a stench in the nostrils of decency, and there is an imperative demand coming to yon from every section of the Slate to drive out these places of vice ana wickedness, and to convert the money thus wasted in riot and drunkenness into channels of business, thrift and industry. Every one in the State knows my views on the liqaor ques tion, for, publicly and privately, I have contended that, both from an economic as well as a moral stand point, the greatest blessing that could possibly be given the State would b the prohibiting of the manufacture and" sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage anywhere in its borders. So firmly am I convinced of the sound ness of my views on the subject of liquor being a curse to the people of the State, that, if the power to act were vested in me, I would not trouble your body to consider the matter, but would at once free our land from this monster evil that, in my opinion, is the source of a thou sand woes and scarcely a single bless ing. When I issued the call for this special session I did not know wheth er the voice of the people could now be heard, or whether it would have to wait until the regular session; but so quickly has the demand for relief crystallized throughout the entire State that it would be utterly wrong to deny the people a hearing upon a matter so vital to their public and private life. I would not put my judgment against that of the one hundred and seventy members who compose your honorable body, all of whom are just as patriotic and many far wiser than I; still, after 'visiting the people in every section and hearing and know ing their views, as I do, I am thor oughly satisfied that no act ever pass ed by any legislative body in North Carolina would give the joy or be more generally endorsed than would be the act of this General Assembly in giving prohibition to the entire State. Under the Watts, Ward and other similar bills, by legislative enactment prohibition was given to all rural dis tricts, until at least four-fifths of the State's territory thus had prohibi tory laws. These acts have produced good, and not evil, and have been en dorsed by the votes of the people in three general elections. Also, under the same laws, villages, twns and cit ies throughout the State have declar ed for temperance, until ninety per cent of the entire territory of the State now has prohibition. Thus wc know the will of the people, for they have spoken by their votes in no un certain sound, until all agree that it is inevitable that liquor must go. So, why, then, entail needless expense and engender bitterness by local fights, when by your aet, carrying out the will of the majority of the people, you can settle this matter at this session? J Pass the law, let it go into effect July 1, 190S, and before the general election in November all agitation will cease; for, as well said by one of North Carolina's - wisest statesmenl, "A liquor dealer without his liquor is about as weak as Samson shorn of his locks." Refuse at this session to dis pose of it, it will enter into the next j campaign, be the issue in many coun ties, and cause confusion and strife; whereas by action now you may de stroy the factor that would make this agitation. There is only one question for us to ask, and that is, What is right And when we know what is right, let us have the courage to do the right; antl what is right will prove what is both expedient and best, and will re ceive the approval of all good citi zens. - If this Legislature, having seen its its laws enforced and obeyed, will at this session ratify an act that will bring ' peace anl harmony amon all contending in terests, and at the same tim? pass and ' act lifting the curse of strong drink and bringing order, and soberness into our borders, it will have performed two acts that will make its name immortal and be for ever remembered as a blessing to the State. Wishing each of you a happy so journ at our Capital City, and ex tending to all a most cordial and hearty welcome, I close my message will do your full duty to the State and pas3 such laws as to yon seem just and right. I bid you Godspeed in your work and ask Heaven's bless ing on all you do. Respectfully, R. B'. GLENN, Governor. 1 ' Legal MTfmg for Busing Men. (Raleigh, N..C-, Merchant's Journal) He who seeks equity must do equity- - : Usage is the best interpreter of things. ' No man can be a judge in his own cause. . ' cedines. Iifl'8 GR0W1HG 81KIH Will Be Nominated For President ca The First Ballot. Collector Martin Will Net Wear Ad ams Collar Will Enforce the Law and Not Compromise Cases to Make Fees For the Patroaage Ma chine Boss Martin WHl be True to the Administratio n Why Dong lass Will Probably Soon be Con firmed. Special to the Caucasian. Washington, P. C, Jan. 20, 190S.- A number of prominent Republicans from the State have been here during the past week. Many of them ex press surprise that Adams, ths State chairman, should endorse for collect or of the Eastern District so good a man as Wheeler Martin. The opinion of some of those who know Adams best, is that he would not willingly appoint any one to of fices unless they were small enough to swear personal allegiance to him and to his reactionary and ne farious methods; and next that Lis greed for a dollar is so great that he would not want any one for collector of Internal Revenue who wonld not stretch more than a little to throw all possible revenue cases into his hands to compromise so he could get a fat fee. If the violators of the internal revenue laws were tried in court they would be convicted, and in that case Adams could not get a big fee, and besides would have to employ some lawyer who knows to appear in court with him. But the criminals who have defrauded the government out of from $50,000 to $100,000 can pay large fees to escape the courts and compromise tbeii crimes by paying back to the govern ment only a small part of what they have stolen. Where the New Collector Will Stand. Now will Wheeler Martin stand for such a scheme T Those who know him best, say positively "No." And hence the great surprise that he should get Adams' endorsement. It is thought that the President has not a very ex alted ortinion of the character, capa citv and trustworthiness of Adams, pnd this mnv be the reason that the President did not send the name of Mr. Martin to the Senate Inst wiek. Tt is believed that the President hfl t?Vrn tim? to learn the situation him self. Tt is the opinion her however. that the result of the President's in vestigations will result in the ap pointment of Mr. Martin, for be will learn that be can trust Martin, whether he can trust Adams or not. Taft's Great and Growine Strength It was generally believed hero sev eral weeks aero that the great and a!- round rmalinWtions of .Tndce Taft, both bv nature and by experience for the Presidency would crow on the conntrv so as to make bis nomination certain. Put during the past few weeks bis strength has developed faster than evpn bis warmest support ers had anticipated. Not only have none of those politicians in the South. who were in a conspiracy to defeat the Administration, gotten on the Taft bnndwflpon, but has gained rap idly State after Sta4e in the North. South and West. Doncflass Nomination Still Held Up. Tho prominent Republicans in Vorih Parol ina who bav been play ing double with Mr. R. D. Douglass. the postmaster at Greensboro, are still holdine bis confirmation. Thev put him off of the Dailv T. New. as editor because he was a Taft man. and because be stood squarely with the President in bis rate fight and other great policies and there were no doubt the very argument that were used by Adams and others in preventing his confirmation. But now since those conspiring politician have been forced to come out for Taft, it is not thought that they ean much loncrer prevent his confirmation. Ths Pope Improving. Rome, By Cable. Pope Pius wai visited by his private physician, .Dr. Petacci who found him in better health, but the physician insisted thai the Pope continue to rest. Because of thi3 the audiences arranged foi Sunday were suspended and the Pop only received the papal secretary ol state, Cardinal Merry Del Val and Mgr. Bisletti, Maor Dome, of th Vatican. The rc-cption took place ir Pop5 Pins' bedroom. Governor Vardanua to Enter Field of Journalism. - Jackson, Miss., Special Governor James K- Tardaman made : definite announcement that he wouldre-enter thft "tfld of journalism when bin term as" Governor of Mississippi cx pires. Within the nsxt ten days, thj Governor declares the nrsx copy oj his paper will appear. It will b printed at Jackson and will start a-- a weekly, pending the worjung on of plana for a daily. A PLOT DISCOVERED Anarchists PI 3 a to Blow Up Amcricon fleet RIO POLICE WATCH MOVEMENTS Anarchistic Ccsjpiry. Harta Tor Its Object the rutracuoa ef at Lat a Part cf the Uaitei Ltatte Warships CespriUni ti PacUlc neet, Uaeartd &i : de Jaatna. Rio Jancriu, Uy CableThe Urai;:- ian jxlic have ciiwivc red n anarch istic plot brrc, raving its objc"l the destruction of p,nt of the Aam can fleet 1 ow lyir m the harbor. The conspiracy, utile ceuierir.g in Rio Janctio r.i;d lY!ru,xi!i, !. rat ification in Sn I'aulo and Mm Games. An inii ida.nl nannd Jeau Fedbcr, vfao jrM,d i lYtrvpol:, wag the chief pi raltr here. k! though it is undt-tMood that foreign anarchist arc deeply iiiYohfd in th plot. Fcdttr U U i:cvd to time tired to Sao Paulo, ;)d the 10!.. who know him, l ave Ikvu ent to ti at plate fur the psups of apprehend ing him. On? vf the detective, who was well acquainted with Fad her, having served on the jKiliee f.jree a I Pthoplis for Koyr.e time, uturi;d from that place, after haviiv mads investigation! there and had a long conference with the chief of polua at Rio Janeiro. The latter j.3ve it to bo understood l:.!er that t!.c S.10 Paulo police are on the track of the areh-eoupirator and exjH-et to ar rest him oo:i. In an ofdeial note which the ehi?f of jo!ie sen to tl-.t crr tondent of tho Aociufed Pr;f he says: "Some lime before the arrival of the American fleet at Rio Juniro, tho Brazilian government received from Washington and Paris advice that anarchists of different nationaltie-i intended to damage cue or no vera 1 of the ships of the American fleet. Tha names and address- of the conspira tors were indicated by information which the police here bad received previously from Franco and Ger many. The police of this district are working with the police of Sao P.v.i! and Minas Geraes anil I arn mr every precaution will be exercised and the most vigorous vigil iance ob served both on land and at sea to prevent any injury being done." The chief of police, after having made this official statement, said that be did not feel he should go into any further details with regard to the conspiracy, but he authorized th statement that the plot was organized by Fedher and he added that the peo ple of the United States could ret easy as all of the conspirators bad taken refuge in the interior. As yet the people of Brazil ar ignorant of tho details of the plot to do injury to the visitors, although there has been fom" plight inkling of the matter. The impression which the exposure of thi plot will create here will be a profound one, beeausj it is the first anarchistic conspiraey that has ever been known in Brazil. The police at Sao Paulo have aent word that they are on the track of the malefactor, who they declare will not be able to com" to Rio Janeiro. Want White Postmaster. Washington, Sp-eial. Senator Tillman, conferred with Postmaster General Meyer regarding the case of Joshua E. Wilson, a negro who hat been postmaster of Florence, S. C, for twenty years. Florence has now 20,000 inbanbitants and citizens of that city, throngh Tillman, are seek ing to have a white ptmaster ap pointed. No action has yet been taken. Entombed Torty-Six Days. Ely, Nevada, Special. After hav ing been entombed forty-six day one thousand feet below the Mrrface in the Alpha shaft of the Giroux mine, A. D. Bailey, P. J. Strow and Fred McDonald were rescued Sunday night. Whiffles all over the camp blew loudly wbi'e crowds cheered in the streets of Fly to the rindnsr of bells. Four Children Drowned. Indinan, Pa., Special. Four child ren were drowned at noon Sunday while skating on ihe reservoir at the Wharton Coal and Coke Company's ovens at Coral, near here. The dead are: Sadie Kinley, 12 years. Eenie Kinley, 11 years. Charlotte Kinley, S years. Roy Stoke 13 years. The children were with Ave com panions in the dam when they cut their way through the anow to a part of the reservoir near one of the feeders. New of the Day. Senator Culberson attacked Secre tary Cortejyou for favoritism in awarding' the recent bond issue. Eepoblkans in the House voted down ail amendments to the Penal Code bill, which excited continuous debate. Chief Engineer Goetbala estimate the total cost of the Panama canal at $300,000,000.
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